got a couple strains recently that have given me a more solid opinion on cannabis.
i've noticed a lot of people claim that smell is the biggest factor they take into consideration when picking bud. i've always been kind of uncertain if that's the way to go cause i've gotten some potent buds with out a ton of smell.
so i was talking about cheech and chong brand stardawg guava in the last cannabis thread. the dispensary had it packaged in the cheech and chong packaging they have online on their national website. i guess the batches i got were grown in massachusetts (my state) using their specific seeds, and then they packaged it as cheech and chong brand... anyways, i got some from the same dispensary for half the price recently, and it was packaged under a different brand name. they assured me at the dispensary that it was the same. i looked it up on the net and they did use the seeds from cheech and chong, but this batch looks and smells a bit different. there was hints of purple on the original buds. in this batch there is no purple, but the buds look pretty much identical other wise... this batch is honestly like twice as potent smelling though, and it's honestly not as good. the smoke tastes good and has a lot of flavor. it's just there is definitely hints of something that makes it seem cheaper to me. with the smell of the smoke in the air too, i smell hints from bud that i didn't really like as much either... so my thoughts on this, unless you are a seasoned stoner and know really subtle smells, and even then, it's really hard to tell what's what. the smells and tastes can be really subtle... i don't think some one starting out with weed is going to really get anything out of picking between nugs by smell.. some stuff that smells great really isn't that great... i've noticed and talked here about how buds can be plain by site with out crystals or frost and be just as good too.. it's pretty hard to decipher good cannabis with out smoking it imo.
the second batch of this stuff actually smells like it would be crazy good though i have to say with all my years of smoking. it's just not.